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Startup funding: How to fuel your car [Infographic]

This past week, our Wamda Community member Osama Natto designed and posted his own infographic on his own profile, using the metaphor of a...

Funding Scaling Advice

Digital agency Intigral launches new incubator to help startups reach the Saudi market

Ready for a new incubator? Dubai-based digital media company Intigral launched one today, to support startups building digital products...

STC Incubator Saudi Arabia

What entrepreneurs learned at Oasis500's Beirut bootcamp

As part of their regional expansion, Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, held its second bootcamp outside A...

Incubator Investment Oasis500

Lebanon

What the Central Bank of Lebanon's new investment policy means for startups

Around 10 days ago, the Central Bank of Lebanon (the Banque du Liban) released an announcement that it had instituted a new policy to...

Banks Government Investment

How the Arab startup ecosystem grew in 2012 [Videographic]

In the past year, the startup ecosystem in the Arab region took a leap forward, with several new launches, a few major acquisitions, and a ...

Acquisitions Investment

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

Can early stage startups still find funding in Morocco? Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF), the country's only major institutional early...

Government Investment MNF

Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion

Living in Egypt is hard. Even having a high disposable income brings its own difficulties because you see a plethora of enticing products...

Series A Investment Logistics

How a business plan can help win investors, tips from the Mini Entrepreneur [Wamda TV]

Sometimes entrepreneurs tend to keep their ideas to themselves and start creating their businesses on their own. But at some point, many...

Mini Entrepreneur Angel Investment Investment

How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013

In the Arab world, a whopping 48% of startups operate without mentors, according to a recent survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs across the...

Mentors Mix n Mentor Scaling

Can a Saudi matching platform succeed in securing deals for startups online?

There's been no shortage of attempts to launch a viable, active angel network in the region; while the Arab Busines Angels...

Funding models Investment

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f...

Venture Capital East Africa Tips

7 tips for entrepreneurs from Mix N’ Mentor Casablanca

The weekend before last, Wamda's Mix N' Mentor landed in Morocco for the very first time, to a warm welcome. Although Morocco seems...

Team management Mix n Mentor Pitching

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik, and Evim.net recently secured millions in investment from Istanbul-based 212 Ltd. Ventures and...

Venture Capital Expansion Investment

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

Last week, propertyfinder.ae solidified its position as a startup to watch, closing a round of series A funding led by BECO Capital...

BECO Capital Venture Capital Real Estate

5 predictions about the future of digital, from Arabnet Dubai

Arabnet’s first Digital Summit in Dubai brought together the startup community and the digital media and marketing industries to hash out ...

Digital Advertising Arabnet Innovation

Regional

How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective...

Venture Capital Advice Technology

Is it better to host a big launch or have a soft roll out for your product? [poll results]

Global

Thought Leadership

Startup funding: How to fuel your car [Infographic]

Digital agency Intigral launches new incubator to help startups reach the Saudi market

What entrepreneurs learned at Oasis500's Beirut bootcamp

What the Central Bank of Lebanon's new investment policy means for startups

How the Arab startup ecosystem grew in 2012 [Videographic]

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion

How a business plan can help win investors, tips from the Mini Entrepreneur [Wamda TV]

How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013

Can a Saudi matching platform succeed in securing deals for startups online?

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

7 tips for entrepreneurs from Mix N’ Mentor Casablanca

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

5 predictions about the future of digital, from Arabnet Dubai

How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Is it better to host a big launch or have a soft roll out for your product? [poll results]

It's not about the money: why isn't there more startup investment in emerging markets?

Is Venture Capital the right investment model for startups in the Arab world?

Riding the e-commerce wave, price comparison site Bkam announces investment from Jabbar

Rocket Internet’s Amazon clone Jumia raises $35m; how much is enough?

Desado announces investment from iMENA Holdings; how does it stack up in flash sales?

A global startup stock exchange platform just launched. Is it a good bet for Arab startups?

What does a Saudi investment firm look for in a startup?

Thought Leadership

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